Successes of our students

 

 

 

October 2024, DIMA International Music Competition: Sophia Khutsishvili, who studies Choral Conducting (Alois Glaßner) and Orchestral Conducting (Sian Edwards) was able to convince the jury and the Transylvania State Philharmonic Choir of her skills and acchieved 3rd place in the final round of the choral conducting competition.

 

DIMA International Music Competition

 

 

June 2024, International Conducting Competition Rotterdam: Not one but two of our students were able to reach the final round of the ICCR! Rodrigo Sámano Albarrán and Luis Castillo-Briceño are among the six finalists who now receive a year-long career development programme, before a final winner is announced in the summer of 2025.

 

 

Rodrigo Sámano Albarrán
(c) Karina Fotostudio

Luis Castillo-Briceño
(c) Akvilė Šileikaitė

Johannes Daniel Schneider and Kingsley Lin (Opera Accompaniment students) are répétiteurs are the Vienna State Opera's Opera Studio.

Sangyoung Han (graduated June 2023) and Leon Liang (Opera Accompaniment and Orchestral Conducting student) are répétiteurs are the Vienna State Opera's choir.

Alessandro Zerilli (Opera Accompaniment student) is solo répétiteur at the Volksoper Wien since September 2024.

Piotr Jaworski (graduated June 2024) is the winner of the Karl Österreicher-Award 2024, and Second Kapellmeister at the State Opera of Hannover since September 2024.

Andrej Vesel (graduated January 2024) is permanent conductor of the Oradea State Philhamonic in Romania, and works guest conductor with several other orchestras, like the Tonkünstler-Orchestra in November 2024.

Moritz Laurer (graduated October 2023) is Choir Director and Second Kapellmeister at Stadttheater Gießen.

Antonio Losa (graduated October 2023) is Studienleiter am Theater Münster since 2023/24 .

Anton Brezinka (graduated October 2023) is répétiteur with conducting commitments for the Junges Theater at the Theater Krefeld and Mönchengladbach.

Hannah Eisendle (graduated June 2023) is Kapellmeister and répétiteur at the Stadttheater Klagenfurt, as well as assistent at the Gustav Mahler Private University of Music in Klagenfurt.

Paul Boris Kertsman (graduated June 2023) is Assistant Conductor of the Musikkollegium Winterthur.

Davorin Mori (graduated June 2023) was assistant of the choral director Thomas Lang at the Vienna State Opera 2021-2024 and worked as guest choir director at the Malmö Opera. He frequently works with the Symphony Orchestra RTV Slowenia and the Slowenian Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as the Vienna Opera Society Pro Artes. He teaches piano at the mdw since 2022.

 

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